That's interesting, because it's the first time I heard of such a snippet. I wonder if Sandra is entirely accurate in this respect?
Quite some time ago on the forum I argued that it was highly unlikely that Scotland Yard would not have had feet on the ground at a review stage and might even have done so under the guise of holidaymakers perhaps even taking a holiday rental.
The Portuguese team from the North also reviewed on location.
It is apparent that despite both forces seeing the benefit of investigating Madeleine's case at first hand as well as from accumulated data the will of their political masters appears to have been lacking.
What the McCanns achieved in terms of overcoming that reluctance is nothing short of miraculous ... bearing in mind the political resistance they were up against and the sceptic forces flying banners of "justice for Madeleine" who were actually involved in moving heaven and earth to thwart every positive move her parents instituted on her behalf.
A trend which sceptics continue to pursue up until the present day.
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"Redwood confirmed that his team of more than 30 officers had been to Portugal seven times, including a visit to the family's holiday flat in Praia da Luz"
I think that represents a lot of organisation and a lot of labour ... and I don't think it would or could have taken place without the knowledge and perhaps even the cooperation of the Judicial police from the North of the country.
